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dress down::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, scold, take to task, trounce |
| Type of | criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock |
| Has types | correct, tell off, castigate, chasten, chastise, objurgate, brush down |
dress down::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | underdress |
| Type of | get dressed, dress |
Examples of dress down
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Dannii Minogue in the dress she wore when she fell down steps in London in 2012.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
Sweat poured down Sun Yue's face, onto his chest and onto his white dress shirt.
From the latimes.com
Take it down to your local Goodwill or consider giving it to a prom dress drive.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Many city workers have been urged to dress down to avoid attention from protesters.
From the cnn.com
So they dress down, talk loose and reveal their innermost thoughts online.
From the usatoday.com
That beauty didn't keep Berry from her dress-down Oscar win, in 2002's Monster's Ball.
From the orlandosentinel.com
It seems to me that we are living in a time of dress down and not dress up.
From the usatoday.com
No one wants to get dirty, so allow staff to dress down in casual clothes.
From the guardian.co.uk
Of course, it doesn't take a halftime dress-down from Williams to get Marquette going.
From the sacbee.com
